Legal Opinion
Yearsley v. Scranton Housing Authority
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 8, 1979No. 77-1010 CIVILPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, Chief Judge.
I. Facts
Plaintiff William A. Yearsley has resided in the city of Scranton since March 17, 1977. 1 Defendant Scranton Housing Authority (“S.H.A.”) is a public corporation formed to build, operate, and maintain living accommodations under the terms of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. § 1437, et seq. S.H.A. maintains the following policy in apportioning vacancies among eligible applicants:
This authority will give preference in the selection of tenants to applicants who reside and/or have been residents of the City of Scranton for a minimum…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by7 opinions
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